Panorama Antennas WM11 Series User manual

Panorama Antennas Ltd l Frogmore l London l SW18 1HF l United Kingdom
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Introducon
The WM11 range of high gain, direconal antennas provide a simple, cost eecve way of improving
the performance of a UMTS or GSM device. For best results, the antenna should be ed externally
in an elevated posion.
Determine a suitable Mounng Locaon
For a good installaon the antenna should be directed towards the strongest network signal to
acheive this follow the guide below.
1. Connect the antenna to your data card or modem with the antenna adapter and coaxial cable
provided.
2. Ensure that your device is connected to the network and displaying the signal strength indicator.
3. With the antenna at selected locaon, rotate it in approximately 45 degree steps – in each posi-
on, you may need to wait for up to one minute to allow the signal strength indicator to update.
Note: Signal strength indicaon may be displayed either as:
a. Graphically with bars, ( where more bars is a beer signal), or
b. As a signal level value in dBm (e.g. -80) - in this case, the lower the number, the beer the
signal, (i.e. -71 is stronger signal than -83).
Mounng the Antenna Externally
Ensure that the selected mounng locaon can be safely accessed with the equipment that you have
available and mount the antenna so that it has at least 1 metre of clearance from all obstrucons if
possible.
Mount the antenna
The antenna is supplied with weatherproof mounng hardware for wall or mast mounng and
should be ed with the cable entry at the boom.
Mast mounng: The clamp assembly allows ng to masts of between 20-50mm diameter.
Wall mounng: The wall mount bracket can be used to mount the WM11 antenna to walls or other
secure at surfaces. Suitable screws and wall plugs (if required) should be sourced locally.
Secure the antenna in place and waterproof the exposed connecons
Fully ghten the mounng hardware, ensuring the antenna direcon is correct.
If exposed the RF connector joint should be waterproofed with a weatherproof electrical tape (self
amalgamang type is recommended) allowing a signicant overlap of each turn and ensuring that
the overlap is in the opposite direcon to predicted water fall.
The WM11 Antenna Range
Installaon Guide

Panorama Antennas Ltd l Frogmore l London l SW18 1HF l United Kingdom
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Using the Antenna Internally
When using the antenna internally, take care to ensure that the antenna or cables do not cause a
trip hazard.The antenna can be ed to the supplied desk stand for internal use.
Opmum performance will be achieved with the antenna facing a window in the direcon of best
network signal strength.
Mounng and dismounng the antenna to the desk stand
Once you have determined the desired mounng locaon and orientaon you can mount and un-
mount the antenna to the supplied desk stand following the steps below.
Mounng the antenna Dismounng the antenna
The WM11 Antenna Range
Installaon Guide
Grip the base securely from below and the an-
tenna at the top edge.
Pull the top of the antenna away from the base
stand whilst lightly squeezing the base in order to
pivot the foot of the antenna out of the trough in
the desk stand as shown.
Once the foot of the antenna is unlocked from
the desk stand pull the antenna forwards and
upwards from the base freeing the antenna from
the mounng pegs.
Hold the antenna cable securely upwards against
the back of the antenna.
Push the mounng foot of the antenna down
into the groove in the base so that the mount-
ing holes sit ush with the pegs in the base as
shown.
Holding the antenna and base securely push the
antenna back into the base unl the pegs locate.
Important Safety Informaon
RF Safety Note – Ensure that the antenna is mounted in such a way that no person is likely to be
within a distance of 1 metre from the front of the antenna during use.
Eleccal Cauon – Parts of this antenna are an electrical conductor. Contact with power lines can
result in death or serious injury. The antenna and supporng mast must not be close to any power
lines during installaon, use or removal.